Catamenial sack.



.No. 686,028. Patent ad Nov. 5, I90l. A. CORTLAND.

CATAMENlAL SACK.

[Application filed Dec. 6, 1900.

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CATAMENIAL SACK.

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ADELAIDE CORTLAND, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CATAM ENIAL SACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 686,028, dated November 5, 1901.

Application filed December 6. 1900.

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADELAIDE CORTLAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Catamenial Sacks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in catamenial sacks, and has especial reference to the fastening for attaching the sack to the wearer. The object of the invention is to provide a fastening which shall be readily and quickly attachable to or detachable from the sack and also quickly attachable to or detachable from the wearer.

The invention therefore consists in the parts and combination of parts shown in the drawings, described in the specification, and more particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a corset with my improved catamenial sack attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the sack and the fastenin gs therefor. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the rear fastening. Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views of the means for attaching the sack to the fastening, these views illustrating different stages in the operation of securing the sack to the fastening.

This invention comprehends in its scope a fastening for the sack and a means for securing the fastening to a corset, the means for securing the fastening to the corset varying to accommodate the dilference of the con struction of the corset in the front and rear.

In carrying out my invention I employ a front and rear fastening l and 2, respectively, between which the sack 3 is secured, the fastenings l and 2 being similar in construction with respect to the 1neans--to wit, a clasp 4- for securing said fastening to the sack, but varying in the means for attaching the fastenin gs to the corset, one fastenin g being constructed to attach to the corset clasps or fastenings in the front of the corset, the opposite fastening being secured to the lacing in the rear of the corset. Each fastening comprises a clasp 4, which is formed of a thin metallic sheet 5, to which is secured in any preferred manner one end of an elastic strip 6, and depending from the plate 5 is a wire loop 7, the

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ent by referring to Figs. 4 and 5, in which Fig. 4 is shown the first step in which theloops are parted and the end of the sack is passed through both loops, and in Fig. 5, which shows the second stage of the operation, in which the end of the sack is passed back over loop 7, the third and last operation consists in pulling the body of the sack, which forces the 'loops together and clamps that portion of the .sack contained between the loops, as shown in Fig. 2.

To remove the sack from the clamp, it is only necessary to separate the loops and to hold them separated while the sack is pulled out.

In order to secure the front clasp to a corset a plate 10 is secured to the upper end of the elastic band 6 by any preferred means, said plate being formed with an orifice 11 at its upper end into which takes and through which projects the stud portion 12 of the corset-fastening, there being a slot 13 in the plate 10, through which projects the lower stud 12 of the corset-fastening, thus providing two attaching-points for the plate in different vertical planes, the object being to attach the plate firmly to the corset to prevent lateral movement, all variations or pull upon the plate being relieved or taken up by the elasticity of the band 6.

The means for securing the rear end of the sack to the corset comprises a plate 14, carried by the upper end of the elastic band 6 of the fastening 2, the upper end of said plate being bent upon itself, as at 15, forming ahook into which takes the corset-string in the rear of the corset.

In order to prevent accidental disengagement with the corset-string a tongue 16 is struck up from the body of the plate 14, which has an inherent resiliency to normally rest against the bend 15 of the plate 14, and thus house the corset-string in the bend of the hook.

What I claim is A catamenial sack comprising a sack proper having front and rear fastenings secured to its respective ends, said front fastening comprising a plate having an orifice near its free end and an elongated slot in the body thereof, adapted to be secured to the clasp of a corset, the said rear fastening comprising a plate having a hook upon its free end and a tongue in the body thereof projecting against the 10 said hook, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereby aifix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ADELAIDE CORTLAND.

Witnesses:

J AS. 0. MCGONAGLE, ALICE CORTLAND. 

